Firm and Provider News

The firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP has announced that Guillermo Aguilar-Alvarez has joined the firm as a partner, resident in the New York office.
Mr. Aguilar-Alvarez's practice in the Litigation/Regulatory Department will focus on international arbitration.
Mr. Aguilar-Alvarez has counseled clients in dozens of international arbitrations...

Akerman Senterfitt's corporate practice has facilitated one of the largest land deals in Florida history, through a complex series of multi-party transactions and corporate restructurings. The deal ultimately results in the sale of the Florida Babcock Company, the company that owns Florida Babcock Ranch, a 91,361-acre land parcel in southwestern Florida...

Pitney Hardin LLP has announced that Scott W. Goodman, Jeffrey S. Mandel, and Randy K. Rutherford have been named counsel to the firm resident in the Morristown office.
Mr. Goodman is a member of the firm's Corporate, Mergers & Acquisi-tions, and Capital Markets practice groups.
Mr. Rutherford also is a member of the firm's Corporate, Mergers...

Fios Inc. will host a CLE seminar on new federal e-discovery rules for the Greater New York Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel America.
The program, titled Zubulake, the Federal Rules, Ethics and Beyond: Perspectives for Corporate Counsel, will take place on Tuesday, October 3 from 8:15 to 11 a.m. at the House of the Association, 42 West 44th...

Holland & Knight LLP has announced that a former partner and associate are rejoining the firm's Chicago office.Francis (Frank) L. Keldermans and Janet Wagner Jelen are both returning to Holland & Knight from the Chicago office of Sinar, Keldermans, Miller & Friedman, LLC. Mr. Keldermans rejoins Holland & Knight as a partner and Ms. Jelen...

King & Spalding has announced that Jesse R. Pierce, a litigator with more than 30 years of experience trying complex cases for energy industry clients, has joined the firm as a partner in its Houston litigation group. Pierce has extensive trial and appellate experience in a wide variety of energy litigation matters, ranging from traditional oil and gas...

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP has announced that Georgia Bullitt has joined the firm as a partner in the Securities Practice and the Investment Management Practice.
Ms. Bullitt will focus on securities, derivatives, equity sales and trading, and private wealth management. Her experience includes mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, SEC...

Jeralyn L. Lawrence, a member of the Somerville law firm ofNorris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., has been recognized by the New Jersey LawJournal as one of 40 Under 40 accomplished and promising attorneys in NewJersey. The New Jersey Law Journal has included these 40 lawyers in a supplemental magazine of its July 24 issue. The Journal profiles these...

Barrasso Consulting LLC, a leading discovery planning, collection and review firm, has announced the launch of its blog, Litigation Discovery Insight - Speaking From Experience, at www.barrassoconsulting.com/blog. The blog, authored by Barrasso Consulting founder Diane Barrasso, was created to provide the legal and litigation community a catalyst for...

Richard Rowe, a nationally recognized expert in securities law and a partner in Proskauer Rose's Washington, DC office, has been appointed co-chair of the National Conference of Lawyers and Certified Public Accountants.

Suzanne S. Mayes, a partner in Saul Ewing's Public Finance Department, has been appointed to the Pennsylvania Bar Association House of Delegates as a voting member. The House of Delegates was established in 1966 and is charged with setting the policy of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
Ms. Mayes concentrates her practice in municipal finance and...

Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP has announced the opening of its new Las Vegas office and the election of three new partners, including Las Vegas legal community leaders William P. Curran and Stanley W. Parry who were name partners of Curran & Parry. Joining Curran and Parry in this transaction are partner Josh Reisman, of counsel Susan...

The Somerville law firm of Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A. has announced that Michael K. Ligorano, a member of the firm, has been selected for inclusion in the 2007 Edition of Marquis' Who's Who in the World. Mr. Ligorano focuses his practice on land use and immigration law.

With 17 named storms and nine hurricanes predicted for 2006, Akerman Senterfitt's Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Group is busy assisting clients with their preparations for this year's active season.

The executive partner of Holland & Knight's Chicago Office, Steven M. Elrod, recently announced today that Jonathan Furr, the former general counsel to the Illinois State Board of Education, will join Holland & Knight's Chicago Office.
Mr. Furr will practice in the Illinois Land Use and Government Group alongside an established team of...

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP has announced that F. Daniel Balmert has been elected to the Executive Council of the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (ADTA). Mr. Balmert, the managing partner of Vorys's Akron office, has been a member of ADTA since 1995.

The firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP recently obtained a unanimous decision from the Supreme Court in favor of Mid Atlantic Medical Services, a United Health Group company that administers self-funded ERISA welfare plans.

Proskauer Rose LLP has announced that Daniel J. Eisner, who has vast expertise in private equity and complex corporate transactions of all types, has joined the firm as a partner and Nigel Austin, whose practice focuses on corporate and private equity transactions, has joined as a senior counsel. Both will be based in the firm's New York office.
Mr....

Eisner LLP has announced that Christal McElroy has been admitted to partnership in the firm.
Ms. McElroy is an audit partner in the firm's New Jersey office. She brings to the firm nearly 20 years of experience providing services to public companies, including initial public offerings, as well as privately held entities.

SPi has announced the promotion of Sara Wood to the position of director of electronic data discovery (EDD) project management in the firm's legal division. She will oversee the management of all the firm's EDD projects.
Ms. Wood will have responsibility for design, implementation and oversight of the Project Management Office (PMO) and for ensuring...

The international law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP has announced that partner and Pro Bono Committee member Phoebe A. Wilkinson has been named chair of the committee. Ms. Wilkinson succeeds partner Bernard W. McCarthy, who has retired as a partner.